The Mallard

Issue 328 February 2019

The Mobile Library visits Great and Little

Massingham every four weeks. If you want
to keep the service please make use of it.
See details of stops and times below.
Massingham Mobile Library Visits -Times and Locations
Norfolk County Council’s
Mobile Library visits
Great & Little Massingham
on Tuesdays,
every four weeks and
stops at the locations that
are listed below.
If you haven’t tried it
Use it please do. The next two
or visits will be on
Lose it. th
12 February
& 12th March.
11:00 - 11:15 SHRUBLANDS Little Massingham
11:20 - 11:30 MIDDLE FARM Little Massingham
11:35 - 11:45 74 SUMMERWOOD ESTATE Great Massingham
11:50 - 12:00 SUMMERWOOD EST/ LAYBY Great Massingham
12:05 - 12:25 CHURCH Great Massingham
12:30 - 12:45 WEASENHAM ROAD Great Massingham
15:40 - 15:55 59 STATION ROAD Great Massingham
16:00 - 16:20 SUNNYSIDE Great Massingham

Fundraiser Dinner Dance

Saturday February 16th
7.30pm to late in the Village Hall
Two course meal, disco and raffle.
£15 a ticket. Tickets available from the Bar at the
Social Club or from Mel: 07833 475 864
Please come. All profit for the Village Hall refurbishment.
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Mallard News
This parish magazine is Keeping us warm in Massingham...
published every month for the
We are lucky to have a number of unsung heroes in Massing-
residents of Great and Little
Massingham with the support ofham who make the place the delight it is to live in.
the Great Massingham Parish
Council, the Parochial Church
One such person is Malcolm Hipkin who runs the oil buying
Council and Massingham syndicate. He takes our orders, arranges deliveries and makes
Village Hall Trustees. heating oil purchases at a sensible cost easy for all of us.
www.greatmassingham.net His system is simple and effective if you follow instructions.
e-mail:
mallard.editor@btinternet.com Quite rightly, perfectionist Malcolm is unimpressed if you
Editorial Committee
don’t!
Editor: Bev. Randall. Thanks Malcolm for helping to keep us warm and, at the same
6 Abbeyfields time, save money. David Baines & all of the Syndicate
Great Massingham
01485 520 899 WANTED FOR RENT Great Massingham
Treasurer: David Baines WORKSHOP OR BARN Historical Society
01485 520 966
My partner and I are looking We meet at the Village Hall
Website : Caroline Boyden
01485 521 816 for someone locally who has every second Monday of the
either a workshop or barn or month, at 7.30pm.
Deadline for the Our next meeting is on
next issue potentially some space which
we could rent. Monday 11th February .
20th If you can help
please call
Everyone welcome

February Charlotte Sinclair Fitness Mobility

11.30 to 12.30 Thursdays, at
on
In this issue 07531 340 438 Docking Surgery
• Mobile Library
• Fundraiser Dance Parish Council Report - January meeting
• Thanks Malcolm Seven councillors attended the meeting of the Parish Council on 14 th
• Wanted for Rent January along with the Clerk and two parishioners.
• Historical Society Questions were asked in the public participation section of the
• Fitness Mobility meeting about potholes and additional brackets that were
• Parish Council needed for a speed camera.
• ‘Histry’ Bits There had been a very good response from residents regarding
• Village Hall Events the Christmas lights and thanks were expressed to all in-
• West Norfolk Folk
• Quiz Night volved. A further meeting is to be arranged with the County
• Craft & Chat Highways Engineer to discuss possible parking projects
• Massingham Stores around the green.
• Gert & Daisy The annual Budget and Precept requirements were considered
• West Norfolk Wins and it was agreed to increase the Band D contribution by 8p
• CCG Group per week which will result in a new annual payment of
• Massingham Heath
• Ladies’ Night £43.13.
• Film Night An election is to be held on 2nd May for the Parish Council.
• Mother & Baby Full details can be found on the Borough Council website.
• Lest We Forget DVDs Anyone requiring further information should speak to the
• School News Clerk.
• Rector’s Notes Various items of correspondence were dealt with and all out-
• Church News standing accounts were sanctioned for payment.
• Church Services
• Jake Morrell The next meeting will be at the Village Hall on
• Dates for your Diary Monday 18th February, at 7.30 pm.
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‘Histry Bits’.... A Most Capital Windmill
Once upon a time, Massingham had a windmill. Not one of those new-fangled wind tur-
bines that clutter up our landscape, but the real thing. Here’s how it was described when
it was put up for sale in April 1810:
‘To be sold by auction at the
Swan Inn, Great Massing-
A post mill like ham, a capital POST WIND
the one at -MILL, with a very large &
Massingham. commodious roundhouse
under the same, and a large
building contiguous thereto
wherein are erected a horse
mill, dressing machine etc.
with a large granary over
the same, the whole in
complete repair and built
within a very few years at
very considerable expense.
There is about half an acre
of land belonging, and im-
mediate possession may be
had.
This mill is most advanta-
geously situated on a com-
manding eminence, and is
well worth the attention of
any person desirous of car-
rying on a very extensive
and lucrative trade. Mr
Gage at the Swan at
Massingham will shew the
premises.’
As its name implies, Massingham post mill was constructed largely of wood in a design
pre-dating even the Norman Conquest. Its sails, and most of its machinery were hung off
a massive central post – almost certainly a single dressed tree trunk – which pivoted as
the wind direction changed. The mill ‘buck’ – the large wooden hut from which the sails
were operated – had four floors, with a gallery around its eaves, and was set over a
roundhouse – a circular domed brick structure which served to brace the central post
when the mill was in operation, as well as providing valuable work-space and storage at
other times. Four patent sails powered two pairs of French burrstones, a flour mill and a
dressing machine, and could be supplemented by a horse mill when the wind didn’t
blow. Sadly, the mill was destroyed by fire in 1916, and was never replaced.
So where exactly was our mill situated?
No prizes for guessing that it was at the top end of Mill Lane, close to the former perime-
ter track of the airfield. The site is overgrown now,
but traces of the mill buildings can still be seen if you look hard enough.
David Miller

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Mallard News Village Hall
VILLAGE HALL REGULAR EVENTS Craft and Chat
Keep Fit Wed. 1.45 to 2.45pm In the Village Hall Bar,
Bingo Fridays at 7.30pm 2pm - 4.30pm
Auction Sundays £1.50 includes refreshments.
Coronation Club (4th Wed.) 2pm - 4pm Mondays 4th and 18th February and
Baby &Toddler Thurs. 10am - 11.30am 4th and 18th March
W/Norfolk Radio Sundays 7pm -10pm Please join us. Everyone welcome.
Craft & Chat (1st& 3rd Mon) 2 - 4.30pm
Trefoil Guild 2nd Thursday, each month QUIZ NIGHT
Film Night 3rd Thursday, each month Thursday 28th February,
th
Quiz Nights 4 Thursday, each month 7.30pm start, in the
Bowls - Short Mat Wednesdays 7pm - 9.30 Village Hall Bar
Historical Society 2nd Monday 7.30pm New quizzers are always
Youth Club Tuesdays 6.45- 9.15pm very welcome and any
Yoga With a Chair Tuesdays 10am - 11am donations of raffle prizes will be much
appreciated.
West Norfolk Radio’s Live Shows Also, if you fancy getting your own back,
Village Hall Bar 7-10pm, FREE entry. why not run a quiz yourself? Help will, of
17 Feb John Meed & Mitchell and course, be given with collection of entry
Vincent monies, the raffle, jokers & paperwork.
24 Feb Magpye or Ron Wood & All you need to do is decide on the format
Louisa’s Connections. which you fancy & provide the questions.
www.westnorfolkradio.co.uk Peter James (01485 521 706)

Massingham Stores and Post Office News

The Latest from Our Village Store
POST OFFICE OPENING HOURS
EXTENDED
Opening hours at our village Post Office
have been extended and it no longer closes
for lunch or on Wednesday afternoons, in
line with the shop opening times

Please note: THE POST OFFICE NO LONGER CLOSES FOR

LUNCH OR ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS.
Post Office NOW OPEN
Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm
AND Saturday from 9am until 1pm
(For all opening times see our advert on page 15)
The Store now has new ranges of newspapers and magazines, stationery,
DIY, cakes and biscuits.... With more range changes planned
over the next few weeks.
Look out for them!
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Mallard News
Gert & Daisy........ Well, here we are agin. We hev bin so busy since December thas
unbelievable!
We hope yew awl hed a luvly Christmas and got what yew wanted – not always what
yew needed. We hev just abowt finished up awl the leftovers – sum of em hev a very
long shelf life, thank goodness.
We were very sorry to hear that our friend and Coronation Club member, Monica
(Green), passed away on Christmas Eve. She was a lovely lady who really enjoyed go-
ing to Club and having a chat. She had also been to Craft and Chat – mostly chat!! Our
thoughts go out to Jill, her daughter, and the rest of the family.
On a brighter note: you may remember that we wished Daisy’s mum a happy 97th birth-
day in November. Well, just afor Christmas she was admitted to hospital in a very poorly
way and was then transferred to a Nursing Home in Swaffham. This didn’t go down very
well at all and Daisy managed to get her to Massingham on Christmas Eve. Despite
medical opinion, Barbara began to improve and we are very pleased to report that she
went back home to Downham Market on 19th January. We wish her all the best for con-
tinued improvement.
There must be something about Weasenham Road! It’s true. In fact, the village’s oldest
resident, Miriam Flower, and also from Weasenham Road, is doing well after her illness
in the summer. We would like to wish her a very happy 102 nd birthday on February 1st!
What abowt Prince Philip? He wus bloomin’ lucky, wern’t he? We wud loike ter know
who he is insured with. Having a new car delivered the next day after his accident was
very gud service. Shame it dint hev any seatbelts in it!
We are hoping ter be able ter raise more funds fer gud causes this year so keep your eye
on the Mallard in future months.
We see the Village Hall refurbishment shud start in March. We luk forward to that.
Dew yew keep atroshing. Gert and Daisy.
Instead of Thought of the Month, this year we hope to share some of that gud ol
Norfolk bor Keith Skipper’s jokes. Yew ken find him on Facebook if yew hev a puter.
Courtesy of Keith Skipper’s Page:-
Walter is mardling with old chum Pete down at the Datty Duck.
“I went tew the theatre wi’ my Nora larst night but we didn’t wait for the second half,”
says Walter.
“What happened?” asks Pete.
“Well,” says Walter, “that say in the programme: ‘Act Two … Two Weeks Later.’ ”

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Massingham It is the NHS organisation which
Village Hall buys/commissions the NHS services we use every
Refurbishment day. We pay for GP, hospital, mental health, ambu-
Sign up by visiting: lance and community nurses services.
www.westnorfolkwins.co.uk Paul Williams, the Chairman of the CCG, for some
& search for Great Massingham time has been writing a blog on the CCG website at
50p of every £1 spent on tickets www.westnorfolkccg.nhs.uk You can read his
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Massingham Heath
I expect you all remember the lovely poppy fields on Massing-
ham Heath last summer. We did feature them in the Mallard.
Concern has been expressed by some readers via the editor’s
postbag about the erection of fencing along the heath and what
this might mean. The fencing did come as quite a shock to
many of us when first installed, especially as there had not
been any communication at that point about what was happen-
ing. Quite naturally, people’s concern’s centred around ‘loss
of verges’, ‘restricting public access’ and ‘loss of open countryside and heathland’.
However, signs have now been fitted at intervals along the fence explaining what is
happening and the picture isn’t as gloomy as , at first, thought. In fact, if all that is pro-
posed is achieved then Massingham Heath will be making a huge contribution to con-
servation and habitat and species protection in the future.
The text on the sign (pictured above right) is as follows:
Massingham Heath Restoration
Little Massingham Estate
• Massingham Heath is currently being restored as part of a Natural England Countryside Stew-
ardship Scheme.
• These works will lead to a vast habitat creation, benefitting various endangered species.
• The fencing is vital to the scheme, as grazing livestock will be introduced to manage the heath
in 2019.
Successes this year include a breeding pair of Turtle Doves, which have seen a 91% UK decline
since 1995, vast increase in skylark numbers and the first stone curlew we’ve had for many years.
We’ve also had two sightings of peregrine falcons.
“Without grazing, land turns to dense scrub and eventually forest. Grazing animals, such as sheep
and ponies, and browsers, such as cattle, also carry plant seed in their coats and their dung which
grow into flowers, shrubs and trees.”
Any questions please contact Henry Barringer at Savills on 01603 229 220

Some of the fencing installed around the Memories of the poppies last summer
heath. which have been a huge hit. Let’s hope
Both pictures courtesy of Jackie and for more views like this.
Hugh Strafford from Great Massingham.

We will just have to wait and see what is achieved. Many of us feel that Massingham
Heath is a very pleasant place to be and excellent for walking and also observing wild-
life. As one villager said, “It is a special place with some sort of ancient feeling/mystique
about it, beautiful any time of year.” Let’s hope that the plans for the Heath add to this
and make the place even more special in the years to come.
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Mallard News

Ladies’ Night
Pamper Time
Monday February
4th from 8pm
Great Massingham
Social Club
A chance to pop in for
a drink with a
girlfriend and try some
of Julie’s tempting
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This is one of several My name is Julie Morters and I am a

events aimed at the female
club members.
£2 sign in fee for non-
members or join for the
year on the night for only
£10.
Future Ladies’ Nights dates:
April 1st & June 24th
‘Presenter for Younique’, which is a Makeup
and Skin Care Company. We have a new
Skin Care system being launched on
1st February. It is called YOU-Ology and
specially designed for every individual.
Come and see me and I can explain all. I will
have some masks with me on the evening if
anyone would like to give it a try.

URGENT NOTICE EVERYONE

Thursday February 21st 2019
7pm for 7.30pm, £4 entry. Village Hall
‘The Wife’
Starring Glen Close and
Jonathan Pryce, this film
relies on the strength
of Glenn Close's per-
formance to drive
home the power of its
story -- and she proves
thoroughly, grippingly
up to the task.
Change of date - Please note….
April film ‘Widows’ is showing on Wednes-
day 17th not the Thursday that month.
Great Massingham Baby and Toddler
EVERY THURSDAY
From 10 - 11.30am,Village Hall
£2 with snack of tea & cake,
50p second child.
Due to low numbers I may have to,
unfortunately, close the group. I will
give it until the end of February and,
if numbers haven't improved then, it
saddens me to say we will have to
close. If this is the case then I will put
a final add in the next Mallard thank-
ing everyone and explaining what
will happen to all the toys etc.
Rachel Lockwood

‘Lest We Forget’ DVDs of our WW1 commemoration staged in St Mary’s Church on

Sunday 11th November, are on sale at £6 each. The proceeds will be donated to the Royal
British Legion. For those who were unable to attend on the day, the DVDs capture the
special atmosphere created by the choir and performers on this unique occasion.
Last few available. e-mail andrewbickerton8@gmail.com telephone 01485 520 307.
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Mallard News
OFSTED say Great
Massingham School is GOOD!
Great Massingham C of E Primary School
was visited by an Ofsted inspector on 11th
December and we are very pleased that we
have retained our GOOD rating and that
we have received such a positive inspec-
tion report. We are especially proud of the
comments about the pupils’ behaviour and
their attitudes to learning.
The children really did the school proud!
The inspector states in his report that the school ethos was central to its continued im-
provement. Behaviour is a strength of the school, where children are friendly and polite.
Values such as respect, responsibility, reverence, perseverance and courage are commu-
nicated effectively and are understood by pupils and staff alike. These values are lived
out by members of the school community. One pupil said, “Everyone tries to stick to
them.”
The report adds that pupils make strong progress because their teachers plan activities
that are closely matched to their starting points…. Pupils’ enjoyment of writing is fuelled
by the enthusiasm of their teachers. Teachers question pupils well, they challenge them
to develop their writing and they provide them with helpful advice to improve their
work…
He stated that Governors provide effective support and challenge: they know the school
very well, have a wide and appropriate range of skills and actively seek, and act upon,
pupils’ views. They support the School’s development through their contributions at full
Governing Board meetings, their various committee meetings and their visits to the
school. They ensure that both schools in the Federation (Great Massingham & Harpley)
work together for everyone’s benefit.
The staff and governors say a huge thank you to all parents and
carers for your support, particularly in relation to the children’s good
manners and respectfulness. We know this starts in the home.
We also want to thank all the staff for their ongoing, hard work for
the school. Many thanks, too, to the support that we receive from our
village community.
Ann Beardall (Head Teacher), Kirsten Stibbon (Assistant Head),
Bev Randall (Chair of Governors) and the governors.

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Message For all Parishioners

T A P
O LL ARISHIONERS Home is where the heart is...
Home is where the heart is - that’s what they say. Recently, our eldest son,
Joseph, who is disabled, returned home to live with us full-time and it has
made a huge difference to our lives! The washing machine is never off!
Sharing your private, personal space with others can be an interesting challenge. We like
things to stay the same and may get into rut, where what we are familiar with must be
protected at all costs.
Home, sweet home! “...Where seldom is heard a discouraging word and the skies are not
cloudy or grey.” Sadly, our skies have been pretty cloudy and grey for ages. Do we live
surrounded by our loved ones, our friends and families? Some people do not; my mother
in Nottingham continues to live alone (and unaided) - in the family home, which is now
becoming rather burdensome to her - but she is deeply resistant, unsurprisingly, to trying
a new way of being ‘at home’.
Our homes, however we define them, provide us with wide-ranging security which can
only be sustained through stability: in our job, our income, our relationships. Without
stability it is very difficult to maintain a home. Years ago, I worked for the Department
of Employment, coming into contact with people in differing circumstances; and those
who were most difficult to reach out to and help were people with no fixed address. Hav-
ing very little stability in their lives, they tended to have complex problems and were
deeply vulnerable to harm.
Our hearts go out to the homeless people throughout the world we hear about in the
news; people who are dispossessed, forced to leave their homes (or what passes for a
home) due to war and oppression - so much misery, grief, despair: migrants fleeing situ-
ations devoid of hope, asylum seekers, refugees, vulnerable unaccompanied children. I
read of a teenager who tied himself to the chassis of a lorry for hundreds of miles
in order to smuggle himself into the UK. Our hearts cannot fail to be moved in the face
of such desperation. We see people crossing the Channel in tiny boats, yearning for a
different reality, their frantic searching for home, their right place to be.
Many UK citizens now live in the European Union and vice versa; we have long been
encouraged to develop closer ties with our European neighbours. After 40-odd years of
lives being intertwined, our citizens are all mixed up - in work and family living and in
retirement. What will happen now? There is such uncertainty around the future for us all.
We must pray for stability - and for justice to prevail.
Home: what does this simple little word really mean to us? In the prayer of thanksgiving
after Holy Communion we say: “Father of all, We give you thanks and praise that when
we were still far off you met us in your Son and brought us home.”
When we share together in fellowship, in caring for one another, in worship, the King-
dom of Heaven is at hand, here and now. We are already at home in God’s love. Heaven
can be a place on earth. God reminds us of this truth always: He sent his only Son to
meet us and bring us home. The first will be last and the last first. Let this hopeful
thought make its home in our open hearts. With my love to you all, Judith.

Funeral Dates for your 2019 Diaries

18th May ‘The Matthew Bason Concert’
at St Andrew’s, Little Massingham. 7.30pm, St Botolph’s
Our thoughts are with all 21st Sept. ‘The Bilton Silver Rugby Band’
the family. Last Night of The Proms.
Tickets £10 nearer the time.
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Church Services February 2019
Date Time Service Location
3rd February 8.30 am Holy Communion Ashwicken
9.30 am Family Service Harpley
10.30 am Holy Communion Grimston
10.30 am Morning Praise Gayton
11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham
6th February 9.00 am Holy Communion Harpley
th
10 February 10.30 am Group Holy Communion Gayton
4.00 pm The Gap Pott Row Methodist
17th February 8.30 am Holy Communion Roydon
9.30 am Holy Communion Little Massingham
10.30 am Holy Communion Gayton
10.30 am Morning Praise Grimston
11.00 am Family Service Great Massingham
11.15 am Sung Holy Communion Harpley
20th February 9.00 am Holy Communion Grimston
th
24 February 8.30 am Holy Communion Congham
10.30 am Family Service Gayton
11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham
3.00 pm Celtic Service Gayton Thorpe
3rd March 8.30 am Holy Communion Ashwicken
9.30 am Family Service Harpley
10.30 am Holy Communion Grimston
10.30 am Morning Praise Gayton
11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham
6.00 pm Evensong Congham
6th March 9.00 am Holy Communion with Ashing Harpley
7.00 am Service with Ashing Grimston
Benefice Prayer Meetings, Sundays 3rd February & 3rd March at the Rectory, Gayton.
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CHURCH NEWS Women’s World Day of Prayer

Wednesday Teas
These continue, courtesy of Mary and Judith,
at 3, Abbeyfields, from 2pm. Many thanks.
Messy Church
28th February at 3.30 pm for
refreshments ready for a story
and song at 4pm.
£2 per child minimum donation. We look
forward to seeing you there. Call Rev’d Jane
for more information on 01553 636227.
Friday 1st March
Our Service for
Women’s World day of Prayer to be held
at Pott Row Methodist Chapel at 2pm.
Ash Wednesday
This day marks the start of Lent. There
will be a service of Holy Communion with
Ashing at 9am at Harpley and 7pm at
Grimston, on Wednesday 6th March. More
about Lent Study Groups in next issue.

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For your free estimate please call Adam Prime on
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selling quality &

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bespoke meat and
produce, from our own
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WOODBURNERS King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2HJ
01485 520 828
Comprehensive stock to view at our Open 9-5 Monday to Friday
showroom on 9-1 Saturday
The West Raynham Business Park.
01328 854 098
e-mail: firingsquadwoodburners@yahoo.com
www.firingsquadwoodburners.com
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Welcomes old & new members

High quality fitted and free-standing

furniture. Individually designed,
Excellent facilities and
a friendly atmosphere. personally installed by experts from
Good beer, real ale, wines and spirits
all at competitive prices. our Great Massingham workshops.
Separate snooker room. www.tenacityinteriors.com
Satellite, large screen TV.
Outside drinking area.
Entertainment throughout the year.
Membership applications can be obtained CALL TODAY
from the club bar 01485 521888

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 Useful Numbers
Organisation Contact Phone No.
Allotment Association Gill Goold 0750 824 2223
Baby & Toddler Rachael Lockwood Contact Village Hall
Biodiversity Project Mike Jackson 520 056
Borough Council Tim Tilbrook 01485 601413
Bell Ringing Denys Winner 520 598
Bowls Club Peter Wadham 520 796
Church Contacts Revd Judith Pollard 01485 601 251
or Revd Jane Holmes 01553 636227
Community Car Scheme Office 520 823
Coronation Club Jill Whitmore 520 609
County Council Stuart Graham Dark 07450 679 355
Doctors Massingham Surgery 520 521

The Film Night Arthur Allen 520 628

Fishing Warden Guy Belsom Sue Nash on 520 476
Guide Trefoil Guild Shirley Rae 520 259
Massingham Historical Society Peter James 521 706
Tennis and Multi-Sports Club Arthur Allen 520 628
Parish Council Kevin Webb (Clerk) 01328 855 046
Vic Cross (Chair) 520 387
Pre-School Pip Armitage 07807 185 746
Police Non-emergency 101
School Ann Beardall 520 362
Village Hall Hall & Bar & Vic Cross 520 588/520 387

OVEN CLEANING
Mark, Kerry and staff welcome you to
your local shop, 7 days a week. CARPET CLEANING
Monday to Saturday
8am to 5.30pm
Sunday 9.30 -12.30 SOFA CLEANING
Tel: 520 272
Call the local experts now
Our Post Office is open from 9am - 5.30pm
Monday to Friday & 9am -1pm on Saturday.
Clean Tech
It offers euros on demand as well as holiday
insurance & other foreign currency & more. 01485 609223
The Store has lots of new lines including a
new range of newspapers & magazines, Card, cheque and cash
stationery, DIY, cakes and biscuits. More
range changes coming in next few weeks…..
payments accepted

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Club Full to Bursting for Jake Morrell
The Social Club was the venue for a great night of free music on the 8th December.
The headline act was local country singer / songwriter, Jake Morrell, who played a
fabulous set, from his most recent EP and his forthcoming recordings, to get toes
tapping and hands clapping.
Jake said he just wanted to come and play to give something back to local people
who have watched his career develop and helped him.

He was supported by his dad Dave’s band, The Hobblers, who entertained everyone
by playing some well-known country and pop classics.
The evening was opened by a performance from even more local lads, Charlie Ber-
nardin and James Blyth, playing their own material and more recent pop covers. A
thoroughly entertaining evening was had by all and the Club would like to thank the
performers and all those who made the evening possible.
For those of you who can’t get enough of Jake or would like to catch up with him,
his 2019 tour brings him to the Waterfront Studio in Norwich on 30th March.
Tickets are available now on line.
Dates for your Diary – February
Date Event Time Place
Feb 4,18 Craft & Chat 2 - 4.30 pm Village Hall Bar
Feb 4 Ladies’ Night At 8pm Village Hall Social Club
Feb 11 Historical Society 7.30 pm Village Hall
Feb 12 Mobile Library From 11am As Timetabled
Feb 16 Fundraiser Dinner Dance 7.30pm to Late Village Hall
Feb 17, 24 West Norfolk Live 7 to 10 pm Village Hall Bar
Feb 21 Film Night 7pm for 7.30 Village Hall
Feb 28 Quiz Night 7.30 pm Village Hall Bar
Want to advertise in the Mallard? Very competitive rates.
Contact mallard.editor@btinternet.com or, alternatively, phone 01485 520 899
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